West Side Story
(1961) The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures. | Released
Ratings
86%
7.3
7.6
94%
Financials
Revenue: $43,700,000
Budget: $6,000,000
Profit: + $37,700,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Dec 13, 1961
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Run Time: 2h 31m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Seven Arts Productions , The Mirisch Company
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Synopsis
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two romantics, one from each gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Robert Wise
Jerome Robbins
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| Assistant Director |
Robert E. Relyea
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| Script Supervisor |
Stanley K. Scheuer
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| Second Assistant Director |
Jerome M. Siegel
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| Production | Producer |
Robert Wise
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| Casting |
Lynn Stalmaster
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| Production Manager |
Allen K. Wood
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| Executive Producer |
Walter Mirisch
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| Associate Producer |
Saul Chaplin
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| Art | Production Design |
Boris Leven
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| Set Decoration |
Victor A. Gangelin
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| Title Designer |
Saul Bass
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| Property Master |
Sam Gordon
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| Sound | Music Editor |
Richard Carruth
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| Sound |
Murray Spivack
Fred Lau
Vinton Vernon
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| Songs |
Leonard Bernstein
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| Music |
Leonard Bernstein
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| Music Supervisor |
Saul Chaplin
Irwin Kostal
Johnny Green
Sid Ramin
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| Orchestrator |
Irwin Kostal
Sid Ramin
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| Conductor |
Johnny Green
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| Sound Editor |
Gilbert D. Marchant
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| Other |
Betty Walberg
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| Vocal Coach |
Bobby Tucker
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Ernest Lehman
Arthur Laurents
Jerome Robbins
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| Original Story |
William Shakespeare
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| Theatre Play |
Arthur Laurents
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| Musical |
Arthur Laurents
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| Author |
Jerome Robbins
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| Lyricist |
Stephen Sondheim
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| Other |
Hal Prince
Roger L. Stevens
Robert E. Griffith
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Irene Sharaff
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| Makeup Artist |
Emile LaVigne
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| Wardrobe Supervisor |
Bert Henrikson
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| Hairdresser |
Alice Monte
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Daniel L. Fapp
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| Crew | Choreographer |
Jerome Robbins
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| Other |
Saul Bass
Tony Mordente
Howard Jeffrey
Tommy Abbott
Margaret Banks
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| Special Effects |
Linwood G. Dunn
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| Production Artist |
Maurice Zuberano
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| Editing | Editor |
Thomas Stanford
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| Assistant Editor |
Marshall M. Borden
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